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| played_for = [[Vancouver Canucks]]<br> [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br> [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br> [[St. Louis Blues]]<br> [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br> [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]<br> [[New York Islanders]]<br> [[Nashville Predators]]<br> [[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br> [[Minnesota Wild]]
| played_for = [[Vancouver Canucks]]<br> [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br> [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br> [[St. Louis Blues]]<br> [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br> [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]<br> [[New York Islanders]]<br> [[Nashville Predators]]<br> [[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br> [[Minnesota Wild]]
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| weight_lb = 180
| ntl_team = CAN
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|12|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec|QC]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| draft = 10th overall
| draft = 10th overall
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'''Jean-Jacques Daigneault''' (born October 12, 1965) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional hobo[[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He is currently an assistant coach for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).<ref>[http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636510 "Canadiens hire Jean-Jacques Daigneault as assistant-coach"]</ref>
'''Jean-Jacques Daigneault''' (born October 12, 1965) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] who played in the [[National Hockey League]] from 1984 to 2000. He was the head coach of the [[Halifax Mooseheads]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] from 2019 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/halifax-mooseheads-hire-j-j-daigneault-as-head-coach/n-5516655 |title=Halifax Mooseheads Hire J.J. Daigneault as Head Coach |website=OurSports Central |date=July 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mooseheads-dismiss-daigneault/n-5683337 |title=Mooseheads Dismiss Daigneault |website=OurSports Central |date=April 22, 2021}}</ref> He also served as an assistant coach for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the NHL from 2012 until the end of the [[2017–18 NHL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636510|title=Canadiens hire Jean-Jacques Daigneault as assistant-coach|website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/dominique-ducharme-named-assistant-coach-with-the-canadiens/c-298290316|title=Dominique Ducharme named assistant coach with the Canadiens|website=NHL.com|date=27 April 2018 }}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
As a youth, Daigneault and his teammate [[Mario Lemieux]], played in the 1977 and 1978 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Ville-Émard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-13|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Daigneault was selected tenth overall in the first round of the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. Daigneault is one of the most well-travelled players in NHL history. When he joined his 10th team, the [[Minnesota Wild]], in 2000, he tied the NHL record held by [[Michel Petit]]. The record has since been broken by [[Mike Sillinger]]. Daigneault remains tied for second in the category, along with Petit and [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey)|Jim Dowd]].

Daigneault was selected tenth overall in the first round of the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. Daigneault is one of the most well-travelled players in NHL history. When he joined his tenth team, the [[Minnesota Wild]], in 2000, he tied the NHL record held by [[Michel Petit]]. The record has since been broken by [[Mike Sillinger]]. Daigneault remains tied for second in the category, along with Petit, [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey)|Jim Dowd]], [[Lee Stempniak]], [[Derick Brassard]], [[Mathieu Schneider]], [[Dominic Moore]] and [[Olli Jokinen]].


Daigneault has played for the Vancouver Canucks ([[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]] – [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]), [[Philadelphia Flyers]] ([[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] – [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]), [[Montreal Canadiens]] ([[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]] – [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]), [[St. Louis Blues]] (1995–96), [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] (1995–96 – [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]), [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] (1996–97 – [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]), [[New York Islanders]] (1997–98), [[Nashville Predators]] ([[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]), [[Phoenix Coyotes]] (1998–99 – [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]), and Minnesota Wild ([[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]). He played in the [[Stanley Cup]] finals with Philadelphia in [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals|1987]], and was a key member of the Montreal Canadiens as they won their 24th Stanley Cup in [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1993]].
Daigneault played for the Vancouver Canucks ([[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]] – [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]), [[Philadelphia Flyers]] ([[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] – [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]), [[Montreal Canadiens]] ([[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]] – [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]), [[St. Louis Blues]] (1995–96), [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] (1995–96 – [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]), [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] (1996–97 – [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]), [[New York Islanders]] (1997–98), [[Nashville Predators]] ([[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]), [[Phoenix Coyotes]] (1998–99 – [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]), and Minnesota Wild ([[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]). He played in the [[Stanley Cup]] finals with Philadelphia in [[1987 Stanley Cup Finals|1987]], and was a key member of the Montreal Canadiens as they won their 24th Stanley Cup in [[1993 Stanley Cup Finals|1993]].


===1987 Stanley Cup Finals===
===1987 Stanley Cup Finals===
Daigneault's earliest fame at the NHL level came when he scored the winning goal for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in the sixth game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals against the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. It was a somewhat unlikely goal, as Daigneault had scored all of 6 goals during the regular season, and, up to that point, had zero points in 8 playoff games. In 2006 this game was voted the 8th greatest game in Philadelphia Flyers history according to fan voting.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=435351 | title=Flyers Victory Over Boston to Clinch First Stanley Cup Named Greatest Game | publisher=Philadelphia Flyers | date= August 14, 2006 | accessdate=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
Daigneault's earliest fame at the NHL level came when he scored the winning goal for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in the sixth game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals against the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. Daigneault had scored only six goals during the regular season, and, up to that point, had zero points in 8 playoff games. In 2006 this game was voted the eighth-greatest game in Philadelphia Flyers history according to fan voting.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=435351 | title=Flyers Victory Over Boston to Clinch First Stanley Cup Named Greatest Game | publisher=Philadelphia Flyers | date= August 14, 2006 | access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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| 1980–81
| Montreal-Concordia
| QMAAA
| 48
| 7
| 48
| 55
| 95
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 QMJHL season|1981–82]]
| [[1981–82 QMJHL season|1981–82]]
| [[Laval Voisins]]
| [[Laval Voisins]]
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| 4
| 2
| 2
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 QMJHL season|1982–83]]
| [[1982–83 QMJHL season|1982–83]]
| [[Longueuil Chevaliers]]
| [[Longueuil Chevaliers]]
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| 15
| 15
| 35
| 35
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|-
| 1983–84
| 1983–84
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| Intl
| 62
| 62
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 QMJHL season|1983–84]]
| [[1983–84 QMJHL season|1983–84]]
| Longueuil Chevaliers
| Longueuil Chevaliers
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| 16
| 16
| 30
| 30
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|-
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| Vancouver Canucks
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| 2
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
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| 1
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 AHL season|1987–88]]
| [[1987–88 AHL season|1987–88]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
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| —
| —
| —
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| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Philadelphia Flyers
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 AHL season|1988–89]]
| [[1988–89 AHL season|1988–89]]
| Hershey Bears
| Hershey Bears
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| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| 1988–89
| 1988–89
| [[Sherbrooke Canadiens]]
| [[Sherbrooke Canadiens]]
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| 4
| 2
| 2
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]]
| [[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]]
| Sherbrooke Canadiens
| Sherbrooke Canadiens
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| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|-
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
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| 0
| 2
| 2
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| Montreal Canadiens
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| 1
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| Montreal Canadiens
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| 3
| 4
| 4
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| Montreal Canadiens
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| 4
| 22
| 22
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|-
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| Montreal Canadiens
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| 1
| 12
| 12
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| Montreal Canadiens
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| 8
| 40
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]]
| [[Worcester IceCats]]
| AHL
| 9
| 1
| 10
| 11
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| —
| —
| —
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|-
| 1995–96
| 1995–96
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
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| —
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| [[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]]
| [[Worcester IceCats]]
| AHL
| 9
| 1
| 10
| 11
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 1995–96
| 1995–96
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
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| 10
| 36
| 36
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| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Pittsburgh Penguins
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| —
| —
| —
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| 1996–97
| [[Anaheim Mighty Ducks]]
| [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]
| NHL
| NHL
| 13
| 13
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| 9
| 16
| 16
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|-
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| NHL
| 53
| 53
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| 1997–98
| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[New York Islanders]]
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| —
| —
| —
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| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Nashville Predators]]
| [[Nashville Predators]]
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| —
| —
| —
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| 1998–99
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
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| 0
| 8
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Phoenix Coyotes
| NHL
| NHL
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| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 IHL season|2000–01]]
| [[2000–01 IHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]]
| [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| IHL
| 44
| 44
| 8
| 8
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| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
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| —
| —
| —
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| 2001–02
| [[EHC Biel-Bienne]]
| [[National League B|CHE II]]
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| 5
| 2
| 7
| 14
| 2
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| 0
| 0
| 0
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===International===
==Coaching statistics==
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<pre>
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
Season Team Lge Type
! Year
2005-06 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL Assistant Coach
! Team
2007-08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Assistant Coach
! Event
2012-current Montreal Canadiens Assistant Coach
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
</pre>
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1984]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
|}

==Coaching career==
{| class="wikitable"
! Seasons !! Team !! League !! Role
|-
|2005–2006 ||[[Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL)|Phoenix RoadRunners]] ||[[ECHL]] ||Assistant coach
|-
|2007–2012 ||[[Hartford Wolf Pack]] ||[[American Hockey League]] ||Assistant coach
|-
|2012–2018 ||[[Montreal Canadiens]] ||[[National Hockey League]] ||Assistant coach
|-
|2018–2019 ||[[San Antonio Rampage]] || American Hockey League || Assistant coach
|-
|2019–2021 || [[Halifax Mooseheads]] || [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] || Head coach
|}

==Personal life==
Daigneault and his wife Janie have three daughters, Valérie, Gabrielle and Juliette. All three of the girls were born in different states where Daigneault was playing at the time. The family resides in [[Dorval, Quebec]]. {{Citation Needed|date=March 2022}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{Ice Hockey Stats |nhl=8446286 |elite= |euro= |hr=d/daignjj01.html |hockeydb=1231 |legends= }}


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Latest revision as of 23:03, 11 May 2024

J. J. Daigneault
Born (1965-10-12) October 12, 1965 (age 59)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Islanders
Nashville Predators
Phoenix Coyotes
Minnesota Wild
National team  Canada
NHL draft 10th overall, 1984
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1984–2001

Jean-Jacques Daigneault (born October 12, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League from 1984 to 2000. He was the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2019 to 2021.[1][2] He also served as an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL from 2012 until the end of the 2017–18 NHL season.[3][4]

Playing career

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As a youth, Daigneault and his teammate Mario Lemieux, played in the 1977 and 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Ville-Émard.[5]

Daigneault was selected tenth overall in the first round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Daigneault is one of the most well-travelled players in NHL history. When he joined his tenth team, the Minnesota Wild, in 2000, he tied the NHL record held by Michel Petit. The record has since been broken by Mike Sillinger. Daigneault remains tied for second in the category, along with Petit, Jim Dowd, Lee Stempniak, Derick Brassard, Mathieu Schneider, Dominic Moore and Olli Jokinen.

Daigneault played for the Vancouver Canucks (1984–85 – 1985–86), Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87 – 1987–88), Montreal Canadiens (1989–90 – 1995–96), St. Louis Blues (1995–96), Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96 – 1996–97), Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97 – 1997–98), New York Islanders (1997–98), Nashville Predators (1998–99), Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99 – 1999–2000), and Minnesota Wild (2000–01). He played in the Stanley Cup finals with Philadelphia in 1987, and was a key member of the Montreal Canadiens as they won their 24th Stanley Cup in 1993.

1987 Stanley Cup Finals

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Daigneault's earliest fame at the NHL level came when he scored the winning goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. Daigneault had scored only six goals during the regular season, and, up to that point, had zero points in 8 playoff games. In 2006 this game was voted the eighth-greatest game in Philadelphia Flyers history according to fan voting.[6]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Montreal-Concordia QMAAA 48 7 48 55 95 — — — — —
1981–82 Laval Voisins QMJHL 64 4 25 29 41 18 1 3 4 2
1982–83 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 70 26 58 84 58 15 4 11 15 35
1983–84 Canada Intl 62 6 15 21 40 — — — — —
1983–84 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 10 2 11 13 6 14 3 13 16 30
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 4 23 27 69 — — — — —
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 5 23 28 45 3 0 2 2 0
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 6 16 22 56 9 1 0 1 0
1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 10 1 5 6 8 — — — — —
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 2 2 4 12 — — — — —
1988–89 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 10 10 13 — — — — —
1988–89 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 63 10 33 43 48 6 1 3 4 2
1989–90 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 28 8 19 27 18 — — — — —
1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 2 10 12 14 9 0 0 0 2
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 3 16 19 31 5 0 1 1 0
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 4 14 18 36 11 0 3 3 4
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 8 10 18 57 20 1 3 4 22
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 2 12 14 73 7 0 1 1 12
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 3 5 8 40 — — — — —
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 37 1 3 4 24 — — — — —
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 9 1 10 11 10 — — — — —
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 3 3 6 23 17 1 9 10 36
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 53 3 14 17 36 — — — — —
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 13 2 9 11 22 11 2 7 9 16
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 53 2 15 17 28 — — — — —
1997–98 New York Islanders NHL 18 0 6 6 21 — — — — —
1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 35 2 2 4 38 — — — — —
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 35 0 7 7 32 6 0 0 0 8
1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 53 1 6 7 22 1 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 44 8 9 17 18 — — — — —
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2001–02 EHC Biel-Bienne CHE II 7 5 2 7 14 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 899 53 197 250 687 99 5 26 31 100

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Canada WJC 7 0 2 2 2
1984 Canada OG 7 1 1 2 0

Coaching career

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Seasons Team League Role
2005–2006 Phoenix RoadRunners ECHL Assistant coach
2007–2012 Hartford Wolf Pack American Hockey League Assistant coach
2012–2018 Montreal Canadiens National Hockey League Assistant coach
2018–2019 San Antonio Rampage American Hockey League Assistant coach
2019–2021 Halifax Mooseheads Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Head coach

Personal life

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Daigneault and his wife Janie have three daughters, Valérie, Gabrielle and Juliette. All three of the girls were born in different states where Daigneault was playing at the time. The family resides in Dorval, Quebec. [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Halifax Mooseheads Hire J.J. Daigneault as Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mooseheads Dismiss Daigneault". OurSports Central. April 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Canadiens hire Jean-Jacques Daigneault as assistant-coach". NHL.com.
  4. ^ "Dominique Ducharme named assistant coach with the Canadiens". NHL.com. 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  6. ^ "Flyers Victory Over Boston to Clinch First Stanley Cup Named Greatest Game". Philadelphia Flyers. August 14, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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Preceded by Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1984 		Succeeded by
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